Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.0° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
23
36
43
82
220
66
54
45
34
24
14
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
14
22
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:24PM1.64m
00:50AM1.64m
1:23PM1.62m
1:44AM1.64m
2:26PM1.62m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.14m
6:33PM0.27m
6:59AM0.19m
7:32PM0.32m
7:56AM0.22m
8:36PM0.35m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
13
13
14
17
14
14
12
10
9
9
12
15
17
13
11
9
8
8
10
14
16
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
13
10
11
9
6
5
4
8
11
12
8
7
6
5
6
8
11
13
11
10
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